4 Best Places to Shop in Virginia, USA

This plaza has Lenox, Villeroy & Boch, Orvis and other factory outlets.

There are more than 220 discount and outlet stores at this mall, including Nordstrom Rack, Michael Kors, OFF 5TH Saks Fifth Ave. Outlet, and Bloomingdale's. There's also an IMAX theater and 25 restaurants, plus Swedish furniture giant IKEA is next to the complex. Check the website for coupons and deals at various stores.

The largest of the outlets, there are more than 85 stores here including Liz Claiborne, L. L. Bean, Waterford-Wedgwood, Eddie Bauer, Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, Brooks Brothers, Nike, Guess, Nautica, Michael Kors, and Cole Haan.

The Williamsburg Pottery Factory is an attraction in itself, and the parking area is usually crammed with tour buses. The original location looked like old barn warehouses, but the new address now looks like a small town center. The enormous stores sell luggage, clothing, furniture, food and wine, china, crystal, and—its original commodity—pottery. Individual stores such as Pfaltzgraff are within the compound. There are always some great deals on name-brand home decor.